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UP  AND  DOWN  THE  CONGO 

RIVER 

IT  was  Henry  M.  Stanley  who  solved  the  mystery  of  the  Congo 
(picture,  No.  148),  the  mightiest  in  volume  of  all  the  rivers 
of  Africa.  Here  at  Matadi  it  is  deep  and  placid,  like  an  arm  of 
the  sea;  but  Stanley  followed  it  from  its  sources,  westward  through 
forest  and  jungle,  discovering  its  tremendous  falls  and  rapids,  where 
it  pours  over  the  tableland  of  Central  Africa  on  its  way  to  the  ocean, 
until  with  his  weary,  starving  company  he  reached  Boma,  a  few  miles 
below  the  place  shown  in  the  picture,  August  9,  1877.  When  Stanley 
spoke  of  his  last  glimpse  of  the  Congo  as  he  sailed  for  England,  he 
said:  “I  felt  my  heart  suffused  with  gratitude  to  Him  whose  hand 
had  protected  us,  and  who  had  enabled  us  to  pierce  the  Dark  Conti¬ 
nent  from  east  to  west,  and  to  trace  its  mightiest  river  to  its  ocean 
bourne.” 

As  soon  as  Stanley  had  revealed  the  secret  of  the  Congo,  the  whole 
world  began  to  take  an  interest  in  that  region.  What  is  to  be  found 
beyond  the  bend  of  the  river?  Who  lives  there? 

Well,  here  is  a  partial  answer  to  these  questions  (picture,  No.  253). 
This  man  is  a  type  of  the  thousands  who  live  along  the  banks  of  the 
Congo.  “One  of  the  finest  tribes  on  the  Congo,”  says  one  of  our  mis¬ 
sionaries,  “is  the  Balolos.  They  are  powerfully  and  finely  developed.” 
The  skulls  of  the  Congo  people  are  very  thick;  the  hair,  which  is 
crisp  and  curly,  is  dressed  in  many  fashionable  ways.  The  mouth  is 
large  and  thick,  and  full  of  excellent  teeth,  though  the  natives  have  a 
fashion  of  filing  them  away.  These  people  are  divided  into  many 
small  tribes,  though  at  Uganda  Stanley  found  M’tesa,  a  king  who 
had  an  army  of  10,000  men. 


The  Congo  natives  think  that  tattooing  is  a  great  addition  to  per¬ 
sonal  beauty  (picture,  No.  142).  The  tattooing  on  the  back  of  chief 
Nkonsi’s  daughter  was  done  in  this  way:  the  flesh  was  cut  with 
a  sharp  knife  in  the  desired  form,  and  the  wounds  were  kept  from 
healing  by  constant  irritation,  so  that  when  they  did  heal  the  marks 
were  left  in  permanent  ridges.  The  heathen  women  of  the  Congo 
have  most  of  the  hard  work  to  do,  and  when  a  man  dies,  his  wife  is 
sometimes  buried  alive  with  him. 

Along  the  banks  of  the  Congo  are  many  native  villages  (picture, 
No.  1 6 1 ) .  They  are  rude  and  filthy,  just  what  you  might  expect 
from  such  ignorant  and  degraded  people.  One  of  the  most  remark¬ 
able  facts  in  the  history  of  the  Congo  is,  that  as  soon  as  Stanley  dis¬ 
covered  its  course  there  were  Christian  men  and  women  ready  to  go 
at  once  to  these  squalid  homes  and  teach  the  people  Christianity  and 
civilization. 

There  are  many  varieties  of  trees  in  the  African  forests,  and  per¬ 
haps  one  of  the  most  valuable,  at  least  to  the  natives,  is  the  palm  (pic¬ 
ture,  No.  228).  It  furnishes  fruit;  the  bud  at  the  top  yields  a  sort 
of  cabbage-like  vegetable,  and  the  juice  is  used  for  liquor.  The  picture 
shows  how  the  man  gets  to  the  top  of  the  tree. 

The  Congo  is  a  mighty  river,  but  its  navigation  is  broken  by  great 
falls  and  rapids  for  long  distances.  Before  the  railroad  was  built,  all 
goods  had  to  be  transported  around  the  rapids  on  the  backs  of  carriers 
(picture,  No.  158).  When  our  missionary,  Henry  Richards,  first 
tried  to  get  to  Stanley  Pool,  in  the  early  days  of  the  mission, 
he  thought  he  would  try  donkeys  as  carriers,  but  he  was  not  very  suc¬ 
cessful.  The  donkeys,  when  they  felt  like  it,  would  sit  down  in  the 
middle  of  a  stream,  bales  and  all.  One  of  them  lost  its  footing  on  a 
steep  hill.  “All  I  could  see,”  says  Mr.  Richards,  “was  hoofs  and  bales 
flying  through  the  air,  till  the  donkey  was  suddenly  stopped  by  a  pro¬ 
jecting  tree.” 

There  are  many  sad  sights  to  be  seen  in  Africa,  but  none  is  sadder 
than  the  natives  who  have  been  mutilated  by  the  officials  of  the  Bel¬ 
gian  Government  (picture,  No.  259).  Even  little  children  have  their 
hands  or  feet  cut  off,  if  the  village  they  belong  to  does  not  bring  in 
enough  crude  rubber  to  pay  the  tax  demanded  by  the  government. 
This  cruel  treatment  makes  the  work  of  our  missionaries  all  the 


harder,  for  the  people  think  that  all  the  whites  are  united  to  oppress 
them. 

The  picture  of  Dr.  Leslie  and  his  children  (No.  250)  illustrates 
several  things  about  a  missionary  and  his  work.  First,  you  see  the 
kind  of  a  man  who  leaves  the  comforts  of  the  home  land  to  go  into 
the  wilds  of  Africa.  You  can  hardly  imagine  howr  much  a  Christian 
doctor  is  needed  there.  The  people  are  so  ignorant  and  superstitious 
that  they  treat  those  who  are  sick  in  the  most  cruel  manner.  Dr.  Les¬ 
lie  has  helped  thousands  of  such  unfortunates.  Then,  he  has  gone  on 
a  long  journey  far  into  the  interior  of  Africa,  to  find  a  place  for  a 
new  mission  station.  Some  of  his  adventures  on  this  journey  were 
thrilling.  He  was  several  times  in  the  midst  of  a  howling  mob  of  sav¬ 
ages  who  threatened  to  kill  him ;  more  than  once  he  expected  to  be 
struck  down  or  shot  the  next  moment,  but  still  he  kept  on,  and  his  life 
was  spared  to  return  to  Banza  Manteke,  the  station  on  the  Congo. 
This  picture,  too,  will  help  you  to  understand  why  there  must  be  a 
home  in  America  for  the  children  of  missionaries,  where  they  can  es¬ 
cape  the  dangers  of  the  tropical  climate. 

The  things  that  belong  to  civilization  have  a  part  in  mission  work. 
Here  is  a  sewing  machine  (picture,  No.  251)  giving  its  message  to 
the  Congo  people.  The  girl  who  is  dressed  in  white,  and  is  running 
the  machine,  is  one  of  the  girls  at  our  mission  school  at  Ikoko.  The 
girls  there  are  taught  to  sew,  to  make  their  own  clothing,  and  other 
garments  which  they  sell.  Those  who  are  gathered  about  the  ma¬ 
chine  are  natives  from  the  surrounding  country,  who  will  go  back  to 
their  villages  and  tell  the  story  of  the  wonderful  sights  they  have  seen. 

And  so,  little  by  little,  a  great  change  is  taking  place  on  the  banks 
of  the  Congo,  a  change  which  is  shown  by  such  a  picture  as  this  last 
one  of  our  story  (No.  167).  And  the  more  missionaries  we  send,  and 
the  more  mission  schools  we  support,  the  faster  will  this  good  change 
go  on. 


HOW  TO  USE  THE  ORIENT  PICTURE 

STORIES 

ORIENT  PICTURE  STORIES  should  always  be  used  In  connec¬ 
tion  with  the  ten  Orient  Pictures  referred  to  in  each  story.  There 
are  various  methods  of  using  the  stories  in  the  Sunday  school  class,  a  few 
of  which  are  here  suggested  : 

I.  The  teacher  may  read,  or  better  still,  tell  the  story  to  the  class,  and  show  and  explain 
each  picture  at  its  proper  place.  The  printed  paragraph  under  each  picture  should  be 
carefully  noted,  as  the  items  found  there  are  not  usually  emphasized  in  the  story. 

2.  The  teacher  may  read  the  story,  and  have  one  or  more  members  of  the  class  exhibit  and 
describe  the  pictures. 

3.  The  teacher  may  select  some  member  of  the  class,  and  give  him  the  story  and  pictures  to 
explain.  He  should  have  them  several  days  before  he  is  to  use  them.  Where  the 
scholars  are  old  enough  to  use  this  method  well,  there  will  be  added  interest. 

4.  After  the  story  has  been  used  in  the  class  once,  the  pictures  can  be  very  profitably  used 
again  by  giving  them  out  to  the  members  and  asking  them  to  learn  all  the  additional 
facts  they  can  about  the  scenes  represented  in  the  pictures,  and  tell  it  in  the  class 
the  following  Sunday. 

The  price  of  each  Orient  Picture  Story  is  10  cents,  including  the 
package  of  ten  large  Orient  Pictures.  A  sample  copy  of  an  Orient 
Picture  Story,  without  the  pictures,  will  be  sent  to  any  address  free. 
This  will  help  teachers  to  understand  the  plan  and  purpose  of  the 
stories. 


HOW  TO  ORDER 

OTHER  Orient  Picture  Stories  and  attractive  mite  boxes  for  individ¬ 
ual  and  class  use  in  the  Sunday  school  can  be  obtained  from  the 
Sunday  School  Cooperating  Committee  at  any  one  of  the  following  ad¬ 
dresses :  The  American  Baptist  Missionary  Union,  Box  41,  Boston, 

Mass.  ;  The  Woman’s  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  Ford  'Build¬ 
ing,  Boston,  Mass.  ;  The  Woman’s  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
of  the  West,  1318  Masonic  Temple,  Chicago,  Ill. 


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NO.  142— CHIEF  NIKONSI'S  DAUGHTER,  A  CONGO  BEAUTY,  AFRICA 

The  tattooing  here  shown  is  quite  elaborate.  It  is  very  common  among  the  natives,  and  is  con¬ 
sidered  a  mark  of  beauty.  The  wristlets  and  anklets  are  of  brass,  are  very  heavy,  and  are  worn 
constantly.  They  can  be  and  are  removed  whenever  the  wearer  becomes  a  Christian;  but  the 
process  is  a  difficult  and  painful  one. 


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NO.  167  -HEATHENISM  vs.  CHRISTIANITY 

This  picture  shows  vividly  the  change  Christianity  has  made  in  an  African  family.  The 
mother,  still  in  darkness,  is  seated  in  the  foreground,  with  her  heathen  son  and  his  child  wife 
standing  beside  her.  The  second  son  and  his  wife,  both  Christians,  are  standing  at  the  left. 
They  were  both  converted  and  trained  at  Bolobo,  upper  Congo,  and  he  is  a  skilful  and  trusted 
engineer.  Photo  by  the  late  Rev.  G.  Grenfe  1,  F.R.G.S. 


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NO.  228  — CLIMBING  A  PALM  TREE 

What  if  that  rattan  strap  should  break?  It  will  not,  however,  for  the  men  who  climb  trees  in  this  way  are  very 
skillful,  and  are  careful  to  see  that  there  are  no  defects  in  their  only  support.  What  is  he  climbing  the  tree  for? 
It  might  be  for  one  of  several  purposes,  but  it  is  a  fact  that  the  sap  of  the  palm  tree,  secured  in  this  way,  is  made 
into  an  intoxicating  liquor  much  used  by  the  natives.  Photograph  by  Rev.  Joseph  Clark. 


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NO.  250  DR.  W.  H.  LESLIE  AND  CHILDREN, 

Houghton,  Richards,  Elizabeth,  Dorothy 

Dr.  W.  H.  Leslie  went  to  Africa  first  in  1893  to  be  the  associate  of  Rev.  Henry  Richards  at 
Banza  Manteke.  In  addition  to  his  medical  work,  he  has  opened  a  new  station  in  Portu¬ 
guese  territory,  several  days’  journey  southeast  of  Banza  Manteke,  where  no  missionary 
has  ever  lived.  These  four  lovely  children  were  left  in  America  when  Dr.  Leslie  and  his  wife 
returned  to  Africa  in  1904.  Dorothy  and  Houghton  were  born  at  Banza  Manteke,  but  it  is 
impossible  to  keep  the  children  in  such  a  trying  climate  beyond  the  agejof  two  or  three  years. 


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Here  is  a  specimen  of  the  people  for  whom  our  African  missionaries  are  working.  Although  this  man  has  heard 
the  gospel  story,  he  is  as  yet  untouched  by  it,  and  after  one  look  at  his  cruel  face  we  are  not  surprised  to  learn 
that  he  was  arrested  on  the  charge  of  selling  one  lad  into  slavery,  and  of  murdering  another  who  was  sick  and 
troubled  him.  By  paying  heavily  for  his  “  witnesses,”  however,  he  managed  to  obtain  release  from  the  graver 
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NO.  259  —  TWO  VICTIMS  OF  THE  RUBBER  TRAFFIC 

In  Belgian  Congo,  rubber  is  one  of  the  main  sources  of  revenue  to  the  Belgian  Government.  It  has  been 
secured  by  the  iniquitous  method  of  “  forced  traffic.”  If  the  natives  did  not  produce  a  certain  amount  of  rubber 
at  a  set  time  they  were  brutally  treated  and  maimed,  particularly  by  cutting  off  their  hands.  The  barbarous 
traffic  has  given  rise  to  the  expression  “  red  rubber,”  and  influence  has  been  brought  to  bear  by  the  civilized 
governments  of  the  world  to  put  a  stop  to  the  gruesome  business.  With  the  accession  of  King  Albert  tothe 
throne  of  Belgium  it  is  hoped  conditions  will  be  somewhat  improved. 


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BRIGHT  RUN- 
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WHAT  A  MISSIONARY  DOES 

Preaching  in  the  jungle,  sailing  on  the  “Gospel  Ship,”  doctoring  the  sick,  teaching  boys 
and  girls,  even  shooting  a  wild  elephant, — these  are  all  vividly  described. 

LITTLE  FOLKS  OF  FAR  AWAY  LANDS 

They  don’t  seem  so  far  away  when  you  see  them  at  their  work  and  their  play,  hear  about 
their  homes  and  Sunday  schools  and  watch  them  pose  for  the  camera. 

UP  AND  DOWN  THE  CONGO  RIVER 

The  older  children  will  like  this, — the  African  “beauty,”  Dr.  Leslie  and  his  stirring 
story,  “  I  he  hirst  Sight  of  a  Sewing  Machine,”  and  other  striking  pictures  and  tales. 


SCENES  IN  SUNNT  INDIA 

How  the  sunshine  of  the  chapels  and  the  hospitals  is  dispelling  the  darkness  of  the  temples 
and  the  heathen  festivals — this  story  tells  about  it. 

WHEN  THE  MISSION  SCHOOL  BELL  RINGS 

w. 

Schools  of  all  sorts, — in  a  bamboo  shack  in  the  Philippines,  in  a  tine  college  building  in 
Burma;  football  in  West  China,  carpentry  in  Central  Africa. 

IDOLS  AND  IDOLATRY 

A  cobra,  a  monkey  and  a  fetish,  not  to  mention  other  horrible  idols.  But  see  the  great 
Sunday  school  at  Ongole  and  the  mission  compound  at  Tuna. 

"A  JUBILEE  IN  JUDSON--LAND” 


SOME  WATS  OF  USING  THE  STORIES 


1.  Pass  the  pictures  around  the  class,  describing  each  in  turn.  Then  distribute  them 

among  the  scholars  to  take  home. 

2.  Fell  a  story  from  some  good  missionary  book,  illustrating  it  with  the  pictures. 

3.  Distribute  the  pictures  beforehand  and  let  each  scholar  describe  his  picture  in  class. 

4.  Gather  the  family  around  you  on  Sunday  afternoon  and  tell  the  story  of  the  pictures. 

Price  of  each  story,  IO  cents. 

SUNDAY  SCHOOL  COOPERATING  COMMITTEE 
American  Baptist  Missionary  Union,  Ford  Building,  Boston,  Mass. 

Woman’s  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  Ford  Building,  Boston,  Mass. 

Woman's  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  West,  450  East  30th  Street,  Chicago,  Ill. 


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